University of California - Berkeley PhD in Physical Sciences

139 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of California - Berkeley. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in physical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from UC Berkeley Cost?

$14,245 Average Tuition and Fees

UC Berkeley Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$26,544
Fees	$2,803	$2,803

Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

UC Berkeley does not offer an online option for its physical sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.

UC Berkeley Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

139 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

31.7% Women

13.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 139 students received their doctor’s degree in physical sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 31.7% of the students who received their PhD in physical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.7% of the physical sciences doctor’s degrees at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 12%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	69
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UC Berkeley

Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics	2
Chemistry	63
Geological & Earth Sciences	14
Physics	45
Materials Sciences	15

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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